Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson inspires next generation of North-East Paralympic hopefuls
Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete has inspired the next generation of disabled athletes to pursue a career in the world of sport.
Eleven-time gold medallist, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, spent her morning speaking to dozens of youngsters...

ukactive urges government shake-up of sedentary office culture
ukactive Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson appeared on international news network CNBC to urge the Government to tackle the ‘toxic’ toll of sedentary working cultures by incentivising employees to be active.
The legendary Paralympian and cross-bench peer noted that ‘physical inactivity costs...

Talking to Sports Management the former Paralympic champion said there also “needed to be a debate” about how many medals Great Britain wants to win, with more emphasis on duty of care for athletes.
“My personal view is that it’s great to win medals across a whole host...

The Telegraph has named both Tanni Grey-Thompson and Kate Richardson-Walsh in the top 20 most influential women in British sport.
Kate was named as the 17th most influential woman in British sport, whilst Tanni was named as the 5th most.
Tanni is one of Britain’s most iconic Paralympic...

Ahead of the General Election on Thursday, Tanni Grey-Thompson talks about her manifesto for a more active Britain - see her article at INews):
Thursday sees people across the UK, some for the first time, put pen to paper on ballot papers in pursuit of a brighter future.
Many...

The very best of the British sports industry was celebrated at the BT Sport Industry Awards on Thursday evening at a glittering celebration of one of the country’s biggest cultural exports.
The BT Sport Industry Awards, the largest of its kind, celebrates the best in the...

A series of recommendations have been made by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as her year-long duty of care review was published by the UK Government.
The report, titled 'Duty of Care in Sport’, was commissioned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
Seven key recommendations were put...

Three senior BBC figures each tipped to replace Tony Hall as director general have missed out on places on its new board, as the former Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson was named among eight executive and non-executive directors appointed by the corporation.
The BBC’s director of strategy, James...

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has today called for a £1bn regeneration scheme to save the NHS by transforming the UK’s ageing fleet of leisure centres into its new preventative frontline.
The Chair of not-for-profit health body ukactive is urging for the Government’s new industrial strategy to leverage...